Con. Tim Ryan, D-OH, joins the 1st hour of today’s show to discuss the extension of the payroll tax cuts.

Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-MI, joins the 2nd hour of today’s show to discuss the failure to extend the payroll tax cut in the Senate.

John Riskey, President of the BCTGM Local 167G, joins the 2nd hour of today’s show to discuss the lockout at American Crystal Sugar.

North Dakota State Sen. Tim Mathern, joins the 3rd hour of today’s show to discuss the lockout at American Crystal Sugar.

UAW President Bob King joins the 3rd hour of Friday’s show.

The Senate has blocked plans by both parties to extend a payroll tax cut which expires in thirty days, at the end of 2011. We’ll bring you the latest.

House Republicans have launched their most ambitious, pro-business effort yet to rein in Obama administration regulators, triggering a furious debate over the value of new rules for clean air, workplace safety, children’s toys and many other categories. We’ll talk about it.

Senate defeat of competing Democratic and Republican plans to extend a cut in the Social Security payroll tax has punted the issue to the House, where GOP leaders are facing ideological divisions within the party over whether to pass the tax holiday. We’ll bring you the latest.